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February 22, 2012

• For Release: February 22, 2012
  Window Marketers Settle FTC Charges That They Made Deceptive Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings ClaimsCompanies Must Have Scientific Evidence Before Making Marketing Claims
• For Release: February 22, 2012
  FTC Action Leads to Contempt Ruling Against Marketers Who Tried to Take Advantage of Financially Strapped ConsumersPromoters Falsely Claimed That "Almost Everybody" Can Legally Receive Food Stamps
• For Your Information: February 22, 2012
  FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges that Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s Proposed Acquisitions of Dermatology Businesses from Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson were AnticompetitiveFollowing public comment periods for both transactions, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders settling charges that Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.'s (Valeant) two proposed acquisitions of dermatology businesses – one from Sanofi and one from Johnson & Johnson – would have been anticompetitive and in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act.

February 21, 2012

• Media Advisory: February 21, 2012
  FTC To Host Phone Availability on Law Enforcement Actions Targeting Deceptive Claims by Window Manufacturers and Sellers Energy-Efficiency, Consumer Savings Claims Allegedly Overstated
• For Release: February 21, 2012
  Court Halts Alleged Fake Debt Collector Calls from India, Grants FTC Request to Stop Defendants Who Often Posed as Law Enforcement At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the FTC alleges collected phantom payday loan “debts” that consumers did not owe. 
• For Your Information: February 21, 2012
  FTC Continues to Seek Public Input on Consumer Issues in Motor Vehicle Sales, Financing and LeasingAs part of the Federal Trade Commission's ongoing project to gather information on consumers' experiences in the sale, financing and leasing of motor vehicles at dealerships, the agency will continue to seek public comments until April 1, 2012.
• Media Advisory: February 21, 2012
  FTC Cracks Down on Fake Debt CollectorAgency Alleges Operator Attempted to Collect on Phantom Debts - Victim Will Describe Her Experiences

February 17, 2012

• Tips For Consumers: February 17, 2012
  FTC Offers Warning, Advice on Tax-Related Identity TheftDid you know that your Social Security number can help an identity thief get a job, or the tax refund that should be yours?

February 16, 2012

• For Release: February 16, 2012
  FTC Report Raises Privacy Questions About Mobile Applications for ChildrenSays Mobile Apps Offer Opportunities But Lack Information on Data Being Collected

February 14, 2012

• For Release: February 14, 2012
  FTC Action Leads to Ban on Alleged Mortgage Relief Scammers Who Harmed Thousands of ConsumersDefendant Ordered to Surrender Yacht, Cadillac, and Rolex

February 13, 2012

• For Your Information: February 13, 2012
  FTC Submits Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request and Performance Plans to CongressThe Federal Trade Commission submitted its Fiscal Year 2013 budget request to Congress, including the FY 2013 Budget Overview Statement, and FY 2012 and FY 2013 Performance Plans required under the Government Performance and Results and Modernization Act of 2010.

February 10, 2012

• For Your Information: February 10, 2012
  FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Federal ReserveThe Federal Trade Commission has issued its annual report to the Federal Reserve Board on FTC enforcement and related activities regarding the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), Consumer Leasing Act (CLA), and Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

February 9, 2012

• For Release: February 9, 2012
  Bank of America Subsidiary Reversing or Refunding $36 Million in Fees to Resolve FTC Allegations That it Overcharged Struggling HomeownersExcessive Default-Related Fees Allegedly Violated Earlier Countrywide Settlement

February 8, 2012

• For Release: February 8, 2012
  FTC Shuts Down Robocallers Who Claimed to Reduce Credit Card Interest RatesMarketers Settle Charges They Deceived More Than 13,000 Consumers

February 7, 2012

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  For Release: February 7, 2012
  FTC Warns Marketers That Mobile Apps May Violate Fair Credit Reporting ActAgency Sends Letter to Marketers of Six Apps for Background Screening

February 3, 2012

• For Release: February 3, 2012
  FTC Action Halts Telemarketers Who Sold Bogus Credit CardsAllegedly Charged Illegal Up-Front Fee, Took Consumers' Money Without Their Consent

February 1, 2012

• For Release: February 1, 2012
  FTC Settlement Bans Billing Scheme Operators from Negative-Option Sales Defendants Ordered to Pay Almost $10 Million; Billed Consumers Without Their Consent
• For Release: February 1, 2012
  Prepaid Phone Card Marketers Agree to Pay $2.32 Million to Settle FTC ChargesCards Failed to Deliver the Advertised Minutes
• For Your Information: February 1, 2012
  FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that LabCorp's Proposed Acquisition of Orchid Cellmark Inc. was Anticompetitive in Market for Paternity Testing ServicesFollowing a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings' (LabCorp) proposed acquisition of rival firm Orchid Cellmark Inc. (Orchid) would have illegally reduced competition in the U.S. market for paternity testing services provided to government agencies.